milton glasser: i love new york
When I think about the design of icons "logos"... BRANDS!!! I can't help but think about the bigness of it all. Well at least I think its big.
You cant think about logo or brand design without thinking about Milton Glasser...
... one of the most celebrated Graphic Designers of our time. In this video, where he talks about the design of the "I Love New York" (I {heart} NY) icon, what you should QUICKLY see is the THINKING behind the creation ...
terry graham: doing the best with what you have
Today, I was doing what I normally do at WFXL FOX31, minding my own business, getting things done. Terry Graham, the Executive News Director walks into my office (which I call the "Zen Garden") and says... "Vince... Sometimes you have to just do the best with what you have to work with..." NOW if you knew Terry Graham, who has an incredible brand in the news industry, you would know that Terry is no less than a Perfectionist. Terry is that type of guy, that when you get around him, you just HAVE to do better (or look insanely stupid). Terry is what I like to call...
landis frier: what passion looks like
It's Friday, and typically I would be on Twitter ( http://twitter.com/vincenthunt ) "tweeting" away, finding new people to follow, and learning all I can from the "public voice". Today is different.
From time to time you have the opportunity to meet those people who are so creative, and so talented that when they are in your space, they consume you. From time to time you meet those people who God Himself, has looked down on, and blessed them with something so powerful, and so blessed, that the only thing you can call it is "Soulful Excellence".
Introducing: Landis Frier
This post is special for me, because I can remember just 3 years ago, bumping into this guy when out on the town, or just passing by in the local mall. And vividly I can remember saying to myself... "There is something very special, very unique about this guy." The son of a good friend of mine, Leslie Hanks, Landis Frier has always been up to some level of mischief, and discord. However; behind all of the symptoms of "growing up", I could sense something so big and so amazing, that at times I would be overwhelmed in his midst. I never knew what this "thing" was, until now...
Landis decided just two short years ago to pursue his passion. I am not 100% sure of what made Landis do it, BUT he DID. Landis picked up a guitar, released what God put in him, and the result is one BAD ASS Country Singer.
NOW, do not be fooled... Landis is 23 years old, so what he brings to the table is a heightened "sense of things". From time to time I hear "Us" (adults) saying.... "This generation is over exposed..." I can agree to some extent, BUT when you hear Landis sing, something soulful happens. He has somehow found a way to take his experiences in life at a young 23, and turn them into "soul ointment". His sound is rich, his gift is amazing and he is definitely one you want to keep your eye on ...
ted: jamie heywood: the big idea my brother inspired
As I often do, I was browsing through TED (http://ted.com) and I stumbled across a video that caught my attention: "Jamie Heywood: The Idea My Brother Inspired". After watching the video, I too was inspired. NOT in the same way that Jamie was inspired, because of course, I did not have the same experience that Jamie had, however; when I think about truly soulful innovation, I could not help but think about the passion that fueled the birth of Jamie's idea.
While watching this video, you should instantly start to get a sense, that soulful innovation, the kind that really transforms how we view and interact with the world around us is born from somewhere deeper than just "a good idea" - BUT you should quickly start to see that soulful innovation is birthed from "human-centered ideas".
http://www.ted.com/talks/jamie_heywood_the_big_idea_my_brother_inspired.html
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the early bird catches the worm. yeah but....
As I was growing up, my parents (mainly my mom) would always tell me...
"Vincent Allen (my mom would call me by my first AND middle name when making a point...), the early bird catches the worm..." I believed her. Until now...
Since day ONE of me getting involved with Social Networks, I have had the same question come up over and over. That question is...
"Vince, how do you get people to follow you?"
Well the answer to that is easy... "Say something of relevance. Feed peoples mind, their soul, and something magical happens ..." People follow you, friend you, whatever the case, based on your substance... In most cases. However; I cant help but hear the "question BEHIND the question..."
"How do you get a LOT of people to follow you..."LOL!! This is the real question they have. I THINK. And to be honest, the fact is, I have never really worried about how many people follow me, or friend me. I honestly believe that the people who are supposed to be following you, will follow, and those who are NOT supposed to be following you will not. It's that easy really. BUT I really want to challenge thinking here. I want to rethink my mom's old teaching... "The early bird..."
I have really thought about this idea, and I have come to the conclusion that this paradigm has in-fact shifted. I think the saying should read this way now...
"The early bird catches the worm, while the wise bird gains influence with the early bird and never goes hungry..."
Early in my approach to Twitter ( http://twitter.com/vincenthunt ) I had something happen to me that fundamentally changed my thinking about Social Platforms... I was working on a project with a very dynamic team "Epic Change" on their "Tweetsgiving" campaign for that year. I was assigned with the task of designing the Tweetsgiving logo mark and add assistance to telling the brand story. Well, upon completion of this task, I told a Colleague of mine, Chris Brogan, about the project... Chris Brogan ( http://twitter.com/chrisbrogan ) is and was an Early Adopter of Twitter, and by this time had TONS of followers. I think at that time I had like 600 followers, or something, not sure. Well, Chris loved the logo mark, and he tweeted about it... Within a day, I had almost 1,000 followers from his one tweet... SO let's look at this...
Chris Brogan = Early Bird
Vincent Hunt = Wise Bird
FOR THE RECORD: Chris is HELLA wise, H E L L A wise... Find out here: http://chrisbrogan.com <-- BUT follow me on this...
Chris Brogran had already built up a sweet following on Twitter, and I had not... He was early (Early Adopter), I was late (but Wise). I somehow gained some influence with Chris, and he in-turn, retweeted something I wanted retweeting about the tweetsgiving project. NOW at this time he had like 20k followers, FAR more than my 600... BUT in an essence, his voice became my voice for an instant...
So as HE had been "eating"... I ate too....
So without rattling on, I could give you many more examples, let's conclude with this idea....
"It's not how many people follow you, it's about what you are saying, WHO you are saying it to, and more importantly, do you have enough influence with them that they listen to what you are saying, AND do they trust you enough to repeat it?"
I could have 5 followers, and have the ear of 3 Influencers who have THOUSANDS of followers and still be effective... It's not how many followers, friends you have, it's the trust and value that you build that's important.
tom peters: innovation
http://tompeters.com
tom peters: top 10 to-do's
A few years ago I received a book from a Colleague that absolutely changed my views about design. In-fact, it was this book that really pulled me from behind my computer and put me in the face of Designers, CEO's and Thought Leaders. It was this book that helped me understand that with (at this time) 13 years of design experience, a long list of happy clients, and awards to show-off, I was STILL a novice on a very big landscape. This book: "Design" - by Tom Peters, is what really started me on this journey of Design Thinking as a craft. It was not until MUCH later that Tim Brown of IDEO bought some strong foundation to the thing I had been operating in for about 4 years at this point.





